Sunday, April 19, 2026 — Looking for an AHA! moment? Michael Lieberman has got just the ticket 😀

About this episode

Mike discusses a Sunday crossword by Michael Lieberman, highlighting the tactile experience and theme visualization.

This was a perfect Sunday crossword by Michael Lieberman. Mike (cohost, not constructor 😀) needed to resort to pencil and paper (!) to help visualize the theme, and thoroughly enjoyed the sheer tactile-ness of it all. We have all the deets inside, so have a download and a listen, and let us know what you think! Show note imagery: Some delicious RASTA pasta We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com. Also, we're on Face...

People in this episode

Host: Mike

Topics covered

• crossword puzzles
• AHA moment
• Sunday crossword
• visualization
• tactile experience

Keywords

• crossword
• Michael Lieberman
• Sunday
• pencil and paper
• theme
• tactile

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